My take on the Furaffinity dust-up

Since I was drunk last night I didn't get to post this in real time, so excuse me for flagellating a deceased equine.

Dragoneer: No more cub porn on FA.

Kiran: *popcorn*

Normal, Sane Fur: That makes sense and is an appropriate policy. Kudos to you for implementing it.

Stupid Fur: WAH! My FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS!

Moron Fur: This is a slippery slope, I tells ya! Next it'll be ferals and quadrapeds! Then furries with rubber mallet porn getting taken away! There's no end!

Pseudo-Intellectual Fur: Well, you know, they shouldn't say we can't do that because technically it's never been proven illegal in a court of law.

Fursecurtion Fur: OMFG FURSECUTION!!!!!!1!!one

Insane Fur: IMMA KILL YA DRAGONEER! IMMA KILL YA FAMILY! IMMA KILL YA DOG!

Seriously - I saw each of these happen on either Twitter or a blog post.

Everyone really needs to shut the fuck up. Furaffinity is a private site, and can make changes to their terms as much as they like. They're not stopping you from drawing that shit, they're just telling you not to post it there. This, I think, is a sane and reasonable course of action given the nature of the material and the risks they take financially by hosting it.

It's easy to bitch and be macho when someone else is sticking their neck out - legally and financially - for you. It's a lot harder to assume those risks yourself. If you want to post cub porn, get your own web host and post it there. Seriously. Godaddy hosting starts at $4.99 a month. If it's so important to you, make it happen!

Or, to put it in perspective:

Soldier in Afghanistan: Wow. It sure sucks that I might die in this shithole today...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!